Chapter 19: A not so typical wedding night..1
The wedding was not funny for Sigrid, not in the slightest bit, she considered it to be a needless ritual that was required in the long journey to achieving her goals.
It was even less funny when after the ceremony, the carriage which drove her and Roland away from the royal castle came to a stop inside the enclosed walls of a residence that was only a one hour drive away from the castle.
It was one of Roland's private residences that he owned in Doria, as the crown prince, he was blessed with vast wealth which he had invested in horses, real estate, sword forging shops and ships.
This estate was simply called The Vale, named after the land of mist where the crown prince had achieved his very first victory in battle against the Knights of the Starfall empire.
"This is not Stormwind." Sigrid said when Roland stepped out of the carriage after her.
"Are you worthy of Stormwind?" he questioned.
Sigrid pursed her lips and nodded slowly, she understand the message he was trying to convey quite clearly, she was not his crown princess except in name so his major estate where most of his business was conducted was not open to her.
In the novel, Emmah had treated Stormwind like her backyard, she turned the lush gardens into fruit plantations, raised chicken, built a flower viewing pavilion and lived there for months on end in the absence or presence of Roland.
After his death, king Raff awarded her the estate, saying that Roland would have wanted her to have it.
Sigrid scoffed, she found Emmah to be a greedy schemer, not only did she get the estate of the Thorin's when they were wiped out but she also got Stormwind. It was as if everyone and everything was working hard to make her a wealthy woman.
"It will not be happening on my watch." she muttered.